眾生相

Chinese

		all living things; the masses	each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually
trad. (眾生相/衆生相)		眾生/衆生	相
simp. (众生相)		众生	相

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit सत्त्वसंज्ञा (sattvasaṃjñā).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhòngshēngxiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung³ sang¹ soeng³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhòngshēngxiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhòngshengsiàng
    • Wade–Giles: chung⁴-shêng¹-hsiang⁴
    • Yale: jùng-shēng-syàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqshengshianq
    • Palladius: чжуншэнсян (čžunšɛnsjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung³ sang¹ soeng³
    • Yale: jung sāng seung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung³ sang¹ soeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung³ seng¹ sêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ³³/

Noun

眾生相

1. (Buddhism) the notion of a living being
2. (by extension) diverse appearance of the masses; various characters of human beings